That ended quicker than expected. Ahsoka leaves for Kiros to help her people from Zygerrian slavers alongside Anakin and Obi-Wan. This was one of my favorite arcs in The Clone Wars other than the Mortis Trilogy. I have so many I love I might as well say I love them all. Mostly the episodes with Ahsoka, but anyway let's move on.
After a nice rest I feel better, for now anyway. In my room I decide to come up with my own set of fighting moves. Why? I'm bored! One starts out with two punches and a kick like Mario's "A Button" attack set. Next I try a rapid kick like Captain Falcon or Sheik. That didn't go well as I thought, but I didn't quit. I try a run and jump attack: run, jump, and punch. Then I run and move both arms out like the Werehog to brush my enemies aside (if there were any).
"Whew! That was fun." I said panting.
After a 10 minute break I look around the temple for a nice run. Just outside it there's a walk all around the temple where I can run around this place. From the entrance and back I run as fast as I can. In no time I was running out of zip but I sprinted to the entrance and stopped. Once I recovered I head back to my room. It seems doing this helped keep my mind off the pain, but not for long.
"Maybe if I find a lot of things to do then I'll feel good." I thought.
One thing I've always wanted to try was singing, but I'd have to find a quiet place. I look for a way to the roof since that seemed like a good place. When I reach the top I sit down at a nice spot facing the sun. I started singing "Unbreakable" by Fireflight because that song was and is my favorite. Then I sung some by Skillet and Plumb. Once my voice reached its limit for today I just gazed at the sky.
I take a deep breath and soak in the moment. The wind in my hair, the light from the sun beaming on me, and the speeders passing by felt great. If only Ahsoka were next to me then this would be perfect. I should invite her to come up here when she comes back. That would make this experience better! But I can't stay up here forever because the Jedi might wonder where I am. So I keep track of time mentally.
After 5 minutes I return to my room and suddenly feel a knife going deeper into my heart. In that moment Ahsoka was being tortured by the Zygerrian. I fell to my knees crying in pain clinching my chest. My cries get louder and draw attention to anyone nearby. A medic is called and I'm taken to the medical center.
I black out at the scene and wake up in what appears to be the same room I've been in the last time I was taken. A medical droid comes in and scans my body. I did my best to remain still, but like always there's a little movement.
"I must need an upgrade, it appears you have a knife in your chest but there's no stab wound." The droid reported.
He leaves the room to get an actual doctor since he thinks he's having problems himself. This gets me on the edge of a panic attack. But Dark Ahsoka did throw her dagger in that dark void in my chest. Still, why am I not dead? What's going on?
A woman doctor walks in and examines my chest. As awkward as it may sound doctors have to check anywhere the patient is hurting. "Does this hurt?" She asked pushing in several places on my chest. One spot hurt which is where my heart is. She decides to do an x-ray the old fashioned way since the droid supposedly failed. Once the x-ray is done, I head back to my hospital room.
Waiting impatiently for the results the doctor comes in after a dreaded 10 minute wait. "It appears you are okay. You're not making this up are you?" She asked. "No! I'd never let others go through trouble because of me unless it was out of my control." I answered. The doctor seemed to believe me, but I feel she doesn't. She decides to do a few more tests on me to get to the bottom of this. First is a CT scan which picks up strange energy in my chest (heart).
"What is this?" The doctor asked Yoda.
"Dark energy, it is." He replied.
"How did it get there?" She asked.
"Ask Rebekah I will." Yoda said walking to my room.
Yoda enters, but I have to sit on the side of the bed to see him. I smile because he's so tiny and kind of cute.
"Yes master Yoda?" I wondered.
"This dark energy: where did it come from?" He asked.
"I assume from a dark togruta I encountered on a strange planet." I replied.
"How did you get there?"
"It's a long story, but here it goes."
I explain to master Yoda how I got there and what Dark Ahsoka did to me. He seemed to understand, but a little confused as well. One thing he did know was that Ahsoka might be able to figure this out because she was able to push the darkness out of me. With that said, I wait in here for Ahsoka.
Hours are spent looking at the heart monitor next to me. I never sleep well in hospitals even if they are in a galaxy far, far way. This anxious feeling creeps in each time I see myself hooked up in a place like this. It feels like I'm on my death bed even though I know I'm not.
An unexpected turn of events, Ahsoka is sent to Mandalor with Senator Amidala for a peace conference. They said it would not be long, but I end up waiting a whole day for her return. In times like this nightmares love to edge their way into my head.
I find myself in a cold, dark place with fog in the air. What's up with the cold, dark, and foggy places? I don't know. By surveying the area I see walls all around me with an open roof to look at the moon and stars. In the black trees I see glowing yellow eyes appear everywhere. A black figure comes out with a dagger (dead giveaway) and shows herself as Dark Ahsoka.
"I thought you threw that away." I said shivering.
"I can create one at a time." She said sliding her finger on an edge.
As I step back she gets closer till my back hits a wall. I fall into a sitting position holding my legs and looking up into the demon's glowing yellow eyes. Dark Ahsoka kneels down and moves her hand over me. Suddenly I'm chained to a wall with my hands stretched out and legs hanging. She looks at me with an evil grin and points the tip of her dagger on my chest. I feel it being pushed a little, and then the tip pierces my skin which gets me scared.
"Inside where no one can see: a dagger is slowly going deeper till it reaches the heart and beyond each passing day." She explained pushing the dagger in a bit more.
Blood begins to drip from the wound and I feel faint. It hurts to breathe with the dagger in my chest leading to my heart. Tears stream down my face and I gasp for air. Now the final blow: Dark Ahsoka forces the dagger its way through my heart and finds pleasure in it. I draw my last breath and my head hangs from my shoulders.
I wake up nearly breathless and my heartrate accelerates from 70 to 150 in about a second. The doctor comes in and tries to relax me with an injection. It didn't knock me out like that last one. Now it's down to 90 and I'm somewhat relaxed. "Ahsoka will be here shortly." She reported. I take a deep breath and let it out slow as I lay my head back down.
So the dagger Dark Ahsoka threw into the dark void in my chest goes deeper as times passes. What happens when it reaches my heart? Why is she so keen on it? I hope Ahsoka will find the answers using the Force. But does the Force work that way?